abscission

an act of cutting off; the process by which plant parts, such as leaves, are shed

Not to be confused with:

incision – a surgical cut into soft tissue; a notch as in the edge of a leaf

ab·scis·sion

(ăb-sĭzh′ən)

1. The act of cutting off.

2. Botany The shedding of leaves, flowers, or fruits following the formation of the abscission zone.

[Latin abscissiō, abscissiōn-, from abscissus, past participle of abscindere, to cut off : ab-, ab- + scindere, to cut; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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abscission

(æbˈsɪʒən; -ˈsɪʃ-)

1. (Botany) the separation of leaves, branches, flowers, and bark from plants by the formation of an abscission layer

2. the act of cutting off

[C17: from Latin abscissiōn-, from ab-¹ + scissiō a cleaving]

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ab•scis•sion

(æbˈsɪʒ ən, -ˈsɪʃ-)

n.

1. the act of cutting off; sudden termination.

2. the normal separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants.

[1605–15; < Latin abscissiō. See abscissa, -tion]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	abscission - shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant shedding, sloughing - the process whereby something is shed
	2.	abscission - the act of cutting something off cutting off remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy" circumcision - the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

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abscisión

abscission

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